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Definitions for Peptic

[1] pertaining to or associated with digestion; digestive.
[2] promoting digestion.
[3] of or relating to pepsin.
[4] a substance promoting digestion.
[5] of, relating to, or promoting digestion
[6] of, relating to, or caused by pepsin or the action of the digestive juices

Words related to Peptic

pharmaceutical, therapeutic, preventive, medicinal, tonic, prophylactic, cathartic, sedative, restorative, curative, narcotic, disinfectant, salutary, alleviating, pathological, comestible, digestible, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious

Words nearby Peptic

pepsin, pepsin a, pepsinate, pepsinogen, peptalk, peptic, peptic cell, peptic digestion, peptic esophagitis, peptic ulcer, peptidase

Origin of Peptic

1645–55; < Greek peptikós conducive to digestion, equivalent to pept(ós ) digested (verbid of péptein ) + -ikos -ic

Word origin for Peptic

C17: from Greek peptikos capable of digesting, from pepsis digestion, from peptein to digest

Synonyms for Peptic

medicinal, pharmaceutical, preventive, therapeutic, cathartic, curative, disinfectant, narcotic, prophylactic, restorative, sedative, tonic, alleviating, medicating, pathological, salutary